Thomson Reuters and Storm-7 Consulting jointly bring to you a new series of FATCA and the OECD Common Reporting Standard training courses scheduled across the Middle East in 2018. These highly unique events seeks to provide attendees with an unparalleled opportunity to receive expert FATCA and the OECD CRS regulatory compliance training, as well as being given the opportunity to view Thomson Reuters OneSource regulatory compliance and reporting technology solution. Attendees will be able to discuss a range of operational and strategic issues that may be affected firms with Storm-7 Consulting and Thomson Reuters experts. In addition to receiving a highly comprehensive range of FATCA and the OECD CRS training materials, attendees will come away with much deeper insight into FATCA and the OECD CRS compliance technologies. These new series of events are being offered at a highly discounted price and will provide firms with unprecedented networking opportunities. The 2018 scheduled is listed below.
MALTA
Monday 19th February 2018
Tuesday 20th February 2018
BAHRAIN
Sunday 25th February 2018
Monday 26th February 2018
SAUDI ARABIA
Wednesday 7th March 2018
Thursday 8th March 2018
DUBAI
Sunday 11th March 2018
Monday 12th March 2018
ABU DHABI
Tuesday 13th March 2018
Wednesday 14th March 2018
LEBANON
Monday 19th March 2018
Tuesday 20th March 2018
QATAR
Monday 26th March 2018
Tuesday 27th March 2018
CYPRUS
Monday 2nd April 2018
Tuesday 3rd April 2018
KUWAIT
Tuesday 17th April 2018
Wednesday18th April 2018
2. At Storm-7 Consulting we have made it our mission to provide superior quality training and a higher quality hand-on
experience. We provide our services with integrity and passion and we are directly committed to enhancing the value of
the events, consulting and marketing services that we provide.
We are a financial consultancy company that provides premier
financial intelligence and knowledge to leading financial institutions
around the world. We deliver premium quality conferences on
cutting-edge legal and financial issues, and strive to provide
access to crucial insight by leading experts on the latest complex
regulatory developments.
We specialise in creating and delivering conferences, events, and
training courses focused within the banking, financial services,
Financial Technology (FinTech), and Regulatory Technology
ABOUT US
This two day intermediate to advanced
training course will provide delegates with
a comprehensive understanding of the new
United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance
Act (FATCA) requirements, by combining
theory with practice and by incorporating
interactive learning elements. The course aims
to demystify the complexity of both FATCA
and the OECD Common Reporting Standard
(CRS) frameworks. The course Expert Trainer
will ensure that delegates fully understand the
operational impact that FATCA and the OECD
CRS will have on the business and on clients,
as well as guiding delegates through necessary
adaptation processes, compliance solutions,
and the complexities of understanding the way
the FATCA and OECD CRS frameworks operate
around the world.
TRAINING COURSE
(RegTech) sectors. We are experts at creating and delivering
conferences and events around the world. We are ideally placed
to deliver extremely high quality conferences, events, and training
courses.
We have created and delivered conferences, events, and training
courses at the very highest level. Through delivering top calibre
training to world-class leading institutions, Tier 1 firms and industry
giants such as the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, the Central
Bank of Ireland, CAF the Development Bank of Latin America,
and strategic collaborations with industry regulators such as
the Financial Conduct Authority, we have developed a suite of
unparalleled training approaches and unique materials. It has
become very evident that the quality and impact of our training
programmes are second to none.
AEOI (FATCA & CRS) Compliance
and Technology Training course
3. KEY BENEFITS
Advanced knowledge and understanding of the FATCA and Model IGA
frameworks; compliance requirements; the interaction of FATCA with trusts
and passthru payments; and similarities and differences between FATCA and
the OECD CRS due diligence and reporting obligations.
Extensive Pre-course Questionnaire to identify delegate’s key course
objectives.
Comprehensive course documentation (100+ page Training Manual,
Definitions Brochure, Supporting Materials, colour FATCA PowerPoint
presentations, Charts and Diagrams).
Post-course Expert Trainer follow-up to guarantee all key course objectives
have been met.
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DAY ONE
SESSIONS
SESSION 1
The FATCA Regulatory Framework
SESSION 2
Analysing US FATCA Model 1 and Model 2
Intergovernmental Agreements and FFI Agreements
• The AEOI Framework and Key FATCA Aims, Objectives, Timelines.
• FATCA Definitions (FFI; P-FFI; RDC-FFI; CDC-FFI; NFFE; GIIN;
FDAP Income; RO; IGA; USWAs; Gross Proceeds; Passthru
Payments; Grandfathered Obligations; Active Income; Passive
Income).
• The Three Pillars of FATCA (Classification, Reporting, and
Withholding).
• MODEL 1 (Reciprocal 1A); MODEL1 (Non-Reciprocal 1B).
• MODEL 2 (No Pre-existing Tax Information Exchange Agreement
or Double Tax Convention Required); MODEL 2 (Pre-existing Tax
Information Exchange Agreement or Double Tax Convention).
• IRS FFI Agreement (Form 8957).
Training Event Overview
4. SESSION 3
The OECD CRS Regulatory Framework
SESSION 4
Industry insight, challenges and lessons learnt
from FATCA obligations and CRS year 1
Katherine Lee, Consultant FATCA & CRS, Thomson Reuters
• A Global Overview of CRS Reporting, Implementation Timelines,
and 2017 and 2018 Reporting Deadlines.
• A Review of the CRS (Standard for Automatic Exchange of
Financial Account Information), the Model Competent Authority
Agreement (Model CAA), OECD Commentaries, and HM Revenue
& Customs Guidance Notes.
• A Review of the International Tax Compliance Regulations 2015
(SI No. 878).
• CRS Entity Management Liability and Sanctions for Errors and
Non-Compliance.
COURSE SUITABLE FOR:
Chief Executives
Chief Financial Officers
Chief Risk Officers
Compliance Officers And Staff
Executive Board Directors
FATCA Responsible Officers
General Counsel
General Manager
In-House Legal Counsel
Investment Fund Managers
Non Executive Board Director
Risk Managment Officer
Proffesional Trust Administrators
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• Operational readiness and workflow (technologies, costs,
productivity, reliability).
• Sourcing, segregating, and managing data across designated
business units, systems, and jurisdictions.
• Gathering FATCA and OECD CRS Forms, Self-Certifications.
• Compliance of differentiated Schema and Filing Requirements and
maintenance.
5. DAY TWO
SESSIONS
SESSION 6
OECD Classification, Due Diligence, and Reporting
• CRS Classification, Participating Financial Institutions, and Non-
Resident Account Holders of CRS Participating Countries.
• On-boarding of New Entity and Individual Accounts and Client
On-boarding Solutions.
• Pre-Existing Account Due Diligence Procedures.
• CRS Reporting (Foreign Debt, Equity Interests, Custody Accounts,
Foreign Deposit Accounts), Reportable Accounts, and Enhanced
File Review Procedures.
EXPERT TRAINER
Rodrigo Zepeda is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Storm-7 Consulting. He is an expert
consultant who specialises in derivatives and banking and financial services law, regulation, and
compliance. He is an expert in a very broad range of regulatory compliance frameworks such as
FATCA, the OECD CRS, MiFID II, MAD 2 MAR, PSD2, CRD IV, Solvency II, OTC Derivatives, CCP
Clearing, PRIIPs, BRRD, AML4, and the GDPR. He holds a LLB degree, a LLM Masters degree in
International and Comparative Business Law, and has passed the New York Bar Examination. He was
an Associate (ACSI) of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment from 2004 to 2014 and is
now a Chartered Member (MCSI). He has created and delivered numerous conferences and training
courses around the world such as ‘FATCA for Latin American Firms’ (Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic, Panama City, Panama), ‘MiFID II: Regulatory, Risk, and Compliance (London, United
Kingdom (UK)), and ‘Market Abuse: Operational Compliance’ (London, UK). He has also delivered
numerous in-house training Courses around the world to major international financial institutions
such as The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (MiFID II: Operational Compliance, Abu Dhabi, the
United Arab Emirates), the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (MiFID II: Final
Review, London, UK), and CAF, the Development Bank of Latin America (Swaps and Over-the-counter
Derivatives, Lima, Peru). He is a Reviewer for the Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance and
has also published widely in leading industry journals such as the Capco Institute’s Journal of Financial
Transformation, the Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, as well as e-books on
derivatives law. Noted publications include “Optimizing Risk Allocation for CCPs under the European
Market Infrastructure Regulation”; “The ISDA Master Agreement 2012: A Missed Opportunity”; “The
ISDA Master Agreement: The Derivatives Risk Management Tool of the 21st Century?”; “To EU, or not
to EU: that is the AIFMD question”; and “The Industrialization Blueprint: Re-Engineering the Future of
Banking and Financial Services?”
SESSION 5
Automatic Exchange of Information
Technologies and Operational Compliance
Katherine Lee, Consultant FATCA & CRS, Thomson Reuters
• Processes and procedures.
• Automation of the collection, validation and monitoring of tax
documentation forms.
• Reporting on foreign financial accounts in accordance with IRS
guidance, IGA agreements, and CRS regulations.
• Case Study: Tier 1 Global Bank in MENA.
6. SESSION 8
FATCA and the OECD CRS Operational Compliance
• FATCA Due Diligence and IRS Forms Analysis (W-8, W-8BEN;
1042; 1042-S).
• Identifying and Assessing Compliance and Non-Compliance
Costs.
• Responsible Officer preparation for IRS Due Diligence
certifications, Developing Effective FATCA and the OECD CRS
Compliance Frameworks.
COMPLEXITY MADE SIMPLE
OECD Common Reporting
Standard Report (XML)
UK FATCA
Report (XML)
US FATCA Report
(Form 8966)(XML)
FATCA & CRS
REPORTING ENGINE
Data
Consolidation
Data
Id
Review
Data
Validation
Submission
Management
Statutory
Reports
Data Extract
(Account Data)
Data Extract
(Self- C ta) Countr
schemas, as announced
The tax information reporting landscape has changed substantially over the past two years and is set
to become even more complex in the future.
AEOI
SESSION 7
Analysing the OECD CRS
• The Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters.
• Analysing the Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial
Account Information (Model CAA)(Common Reporting and Due
Diligence Standard).
• Reporting and Due Diligence Standards, Indicia Searches, Address
Tests.
7. EVENT
BOOKINGS
To register for an event
please contact Storm-7
Consulting Client Services.
Contact Details
Tel: UK +44(0)20 7846 0076
Email: client.services@storm-7.com
Online: www.storm-7.com
EVENT LISTINGS
1. MALTA Monday 19th
- Tuesday 20th
February 2018
2. BAHRAIN Sunday 25th
- Monday 26th
February 2018
3. SAUDI ARABIA Wednesday 7th
- Thursday 8th
March 2018
4. DUBAI Sunday 11th
- Monday 12th
March 2018
5. ABU DHABI Tuesday 13th
- Wednesday 14th
March 2018
6. LEBANON Monday 19th
- Tuesday 20th
March 2018
7. QATAR Monday 26th
- Tuesday 27th
March 2018
8. CYPRUS Monday 2nd
- Tuesday 3rd
April 2018
9. KUWAIT Tuesday 17th
- Wednesday 18th
April 2018
8. Premier intelligence
Global insight
Unparalled coverage.
CONTACT US TODAY
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Storm-7 Consulting is a financial consultancy company that provides premier financial
intelligence and knowledge to leading financial institutions around the world.
We are experts in creating and delivering conferences, events, and training courses
focused within the banking, financial services, Financial Technology (FinTech), and
Regulatory Technology (RegTech) sectors.
www.storm-7.com
AEOI (FATCA & CRS)
9. FATCA & CRS
Your Foundation in a Changing World
AEOI (FATCA & CRS)
Your Foundation in a Changing World
10. The tax information reporting landscape has changed substantially in recent years and is set to become even more
complex in the future. Evolving international tax regulations are challenging organizations around the world to
implement new procedures to maintain compliance.
COMPLEXITY MADE SIMPLE
Thomson Reuters ONESOURCETM
AEOI Reporting & Documentation
offers a straight forward solution, designed to simplify the tax
compliance process and remove the burden of formulating and
implementing new compliance policies. Streamline your operational
procedures and reduce resource requirements, saving time and money.
An established and trusted platform, ONESOURCE has the knowledge,
expertise and solutions to further enhance your organization’s
reputation and improve client service standards.
Whatever direction evolving legislation takes, ONESOURCE will
minimize the impact on your organization, future-proof your compliance
program and ensure you meet compliance filing requirements.
An Integrated Solution for
Global Reporting Compliance
UNDERSTANDING FATCA AND CRS
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is intended to combat
US income tax avoidance by creating a new information reporting and
withholding regime for payments made to foreign (i.e. non-US) financial
institutions (FFIs) and other foreign entities.
The Common Reporting Standard (CRS), developed by the Organisation
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), is a global reporting
standard for the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI). The goal
of CRS is to allow tax authorities to obtain a clearer understanding of
financial assets held abroad by their residents, for tax purposes.
While FATCA and CRS have similar characteristics on the surface, there
are differences that make universal compliance complex and challenging.
MARKET LEADING TECHNOLOGY
It’s a new day in global tax reporting. ONESOURCE
AEOI Reporting & Identity provides market-leading
compliance tools to resolve issues surrounding
regulatory compliance, tax documentation and tax
reporting.
Flexible and scalable, ONESOURCE easily integrates
with your existing process to meet your specific
needs, including:
+ Manage client documentation: Identify, classify
and certify.
+ Streamline reporting: Manage statutory filing
and information. Bangkok
11. STREAMLINE
DOCUMENTATION
AND REPORTING
REPORTING
Global compliance reporting is rapidly becoming a new challenge
for financial institutions. A robust reporting system is necessary for
financial institutions to keep up with reporting requirements - one
that provides a full audit trail and comprehensive country coverage
with key controls and validations.
ONESOURCE AEOI Reporting offers built-in validations and look-ups
to ensure data complies with both schema requirements and other
business rules and exception management. Our comprehensive
audit trail keeps your reporting process accurate and provides a full
history of submissions to review anytime.
We reduce the risk and burden of FATCA and CRS reporting
by providing an established and trusted platform.
REPORTING BENEFITS
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+ A single point of reporting management
+ Consistent process and management control
+ Global coverage of reporting requirements
+ Content managed by Thomson Reuters
+ Up to date on the most recent regulations
+ Comprehensive audit trail
EXPERT CONSULTANT
Katherine Lee, Consultant FATCA and CRS Technology, Thomson Reuters
MENA
Katherine Lee is a consultant in FATCA and CRS technology, for Thomson
Reuters MENA. She specialises in understanding the FATCA and CRS legislation
in the MENA region, how its introduction impacts regional financial institutions
and best practices around technology. Katherine’s previously worked in London,
where she worked with a number of Tier 1 Financial Institutions across Europe,
and helped them comply with the introduction of the US legislation the Foreign
Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and then more recently with the first year
of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) reporting in 2017.
12. IDENTITY BENEFITS
IDENTITY
Gathering IRS forms, including W-8
and W-9s, as well as self-certifications
is a burdensome and time-consuming
task prone to inaccuracies and intrusive
to customers.
ONESOURCE AEOI Documentation
simplifies and accelerates the tax
documentation process. We facilitate
the collection, validation and
maintenance of tax forms and self-
certifications in any jurisdiction.
Implementing an automated system
and self-certification process increases
accuracy and reduces cost, while
improving audit defense and scalability.
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+ Continually monitor forms for changes in circumstances
+ Real-time document validation to highlight potential errors before submission
+ Historic data reporting for instant snapshots to see any period in time
+ Validate the Global Intermediary Identification Number (GIIN) against the IRS published FI list
+ Ongoing review and validation against client account information
+ Form data capture available in English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese
(Simplified and Traditional) and any other required language
+ Suggested “cures” based on audit procedures to help administrators remediate issues
+ Easy integration with internal processes and on boarding systems through comprehensive
APIs and Web services
+ Segregate data across designated business units
+ Configurable administrator access rights
+ Request ‘Wet’ signature, an electronic alternative required by some jurisdictions
AEOI DOCUMENTATION
AEOI DOCUMENTATION